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I was all ready to help out because I have a stash of most of their missing 1st edition adventures (e.g. S1 Tomb of Horrors, etc.), well-preserved and in plasti
by scelerat 11y ago
I was all ready to help out because I have a stash of most of their missing 1st edition adventures (e.g. S1 Tomb of Horrors, etc.), well-preserved and in plastic... until I saw this:
> You will get best results by cutting the spine off the book and by using a sheet-fed scanner for interiors and a flatbed scanner for covers.
Ack. no way, sorry.
- supergreg 11y agoAccording to the Japanese manga scanlation scene, the best way to get the pages out without damage is to heat the spine with a hairdrier, or solder gun or even a microwave so the glue melts away. Also, buy 2 copies, one for scanning, the other for preserving. Or so I've heard :^)
- HarryHirsch 11y agoWell, libraries have proper equipment and proper staff. Can you imagine the Vergilius Palatinus cut up for scanning? Turns out, with proper equipment you don't have to: http://bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de/bav/bav_pal_lat_1631 http://bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de/bav/bav_pal_lat... The digital plantation OTOH knows no limit to cheapness and shoddiness. The rights owner doesn't want to rent equiment for preservation, they don't want to acquire the material they have rights to, instead they ask someone else to do the work for them, including post-processing. For USD 50. Wizards of the Coast, go away and die.
- panzagl 11y agoMost of the old (valuable) stuff is saddle stitched- pull the staples, scan, restaple, no one would know.